How well are orbital inclination oscillations known?

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The orbital inclination oscillations of planets in our solar system are inadequately documented in existing literature. The textbook "Solar System Dynamics" provides approximated analytical solutions for these oscillations, which can be used to validate simulation results. While ephemerides simulations exist, their time spans are insufficient for analyzing long-term effects. This gap in published research highlights the need for further exploration and documentation of orbital inclination oscillations.

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It seems that the orbital inclination oscillations of all the planets in our solar system are not well published. I've done some simulation work on this but can't find many publications to check my findings against.
 
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The textbook "Solar System Dynamics" discusses orbital inclination oscillations by finding approximated analytical solutions. At least with them I could check my simulation results which seem to be fine. Ephemerides simulations are available but their valid time spans seem to be far too short for long term effects.
 

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